Fountas & Pinnell
"As we began our work on LLI, we realized that we needed a way to reliably assess children’s reading levels so that we would (1) know who needed intervention immediately; (2) know where to start ; and (3)be able to document progress to release children from the intervention. We channeled our time into designing,producing, and field testing our Benchmark Assessment System, 1 (Levels A–N) and 2 (Levels L–Z) that gives every teacher reliable data for placing all students on the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient™. This system is turning out to be very useful for classroom teachers and intervention teachers. When everyone in the school uses the same literacy assessment, continua, and language—moving from observation, to analysis, and then to instruction—a common conversation occurs across the school staff. The comprehensive system also includes tools for diagnosis so the teacher can design in-depth evaluation as needed".
"As we began our work on LLI, we realized that we needed a way to reliably assess children’s reading levels so that we would (1) know who needed intervention immediately; (2) know where to start ; and (3)be able to document progress to release children from the intervention. We channeled our time into designing,producing, and field testing our Benchmark Assessment System, 1 (Levels A–N) and 2 (Levels L–Z) that gives every teacher reliable data for placing all students on the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient™. This system is turning out to be very useful for classroom teachers and intervention teachers. When everyone in the school uses the same literacy assessment, continua, and language—moving from observation, to analysis, and then to instruction—a common conversation occurs across the school staff. The comprehensive system also includes tools for diagnosis so the teacher can design in-depth evaluation as needed".
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